Steve Blake

Ryan Boatright's search for a niche in the NBA is off to a strong start. Boatright, who signed with the Nets after being undrafted, has scored 31 points in the first two games in the Orlando summer league. "I played four years at a great university with a tough conference," Boatright told the website Basketballinsiders.com. "So I'm used to playing NBA style of basketball. I was real comfortable. … I played for a coach [Kevin Ollie] who played 13 years in the NBA. He ran NBA sets my last three years of college, so I'm used to the spacing and the pace that we need to play at. I'm definitely better prepared." Boatright scored eight points,...

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